Faces beam when Estevan Florial’s name is mentioned around the Yankees’ talent evaluators, and as the 20-year-old phenom settles into his first Major League Spring Training, manager Aaron Boone said that it is already apparent why the center fielder is held in high regard. MLB News Index

For 29 long-awaited regular-season games, and 13 more in the postseason, Greg Bird looked like the hitter the Yankees had envisioned from the beginning — a powerful left-handed first baseman tailor-made to slug in the Bronx. MLB News Index